Welcome to the official site of the
Malta Rock Climbing Club (MRCC)
The MRCC is Malta’s longest established climbing club, its members being some of the islands’ most passionate and committed hard-core climbers. The club regularly organises events and initiatives, and is responsible for some of the islands’ major climbing projects.
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Another beginners’ taster session for young scouts
After the usual morning practice, the MRCC organized a beginners’ climbing session for a large group of about 30 scouts, in order to introduce these young adventurers to the sport. The event was held in the shade of Wied Babu West, where the routes are rather challenging for beginners. However, with a helping hand from…
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Wied Babu is an even safer place to climb
It is quite an eye-opener to be faced with the reality of our sport. We always assume that when leading, a fall will stop a little below our nearest piece of protection. Occasionally something brings reality down hard on us and we must take the opportunity to learn from the experience. A video recently appeared…
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Hiding from the sun in Babu East
As the weather is getting warmer each and every day, only a few climbing enthusiasts still prefer the crags to the seaside. The MRCC therefore had Wied Babu to themselves on Sunday, and chose the East side to hide from the sun’s intensity. MRCC members this week were joined by 4 very determined and fearless…
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More Bolting Work Done on Wied Babu East
Despite the heat, the MRCC Bolting Team spent a morning improving the infrastructure of Babu East side crags with the installation of Lower-offs (LOs) and a newly bolted line close to the Leaning Block. Andrew Warrington and Mike Caffrey got an early start and headed into the valley before breakfast, spending until around midday (when…
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Happy between the sun and the deep blue sea…in Babu Zawn
The MRCC opted to move closer to the sea for last Sunday’s climbing session, in the Wied Babu Zawn area. It is quite a long scramble down under the crags of the West side to finally reach the Zawn, which offers the opportunity for sea level traversing, DWS (some hard lines) and multi-pitch routes, both…
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The MRCC visits Continuation Wall
A few MRCC members chose to attempt the well-known but less frequented Continuation Wall E1 5b last Sunday, which is one of the few multi-pitch routes on the island. They were not put off by the daunting approach to this mega-classic route – a long abseil down two ropes tied together! The group of 8…